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AI + Public Policy: Top Schools and Big Companies Join the Race

发布时间：2025-03-15

The University of Cambridge will officially establish its first new college of this century in October this year—the Bennett School of Public Policy.

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The University of Cambridge will officially establish its first new college of this century in October this year—the Bennett School of Public Policy. The core mission of this college is to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology with social policymaking to address complex societal challenges in a globalized world, such as economic inequality, improving government efficiency, and promoting sustainable development.

Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice stated, “The new college will leverage Cambridge’s expertise in social, physical, and medical sciences to tackle the most pressing policy challenges of our time.”

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As a world-leading institution, this move by Cambridge signals a bold step forward in the development of AI disciplines. It also highlights how AI is increasingly woven into our lives, ushering in an era of “AI omnipotence.”

The U.S. Launches a Pure AI School

Recently, the Arizona Charter School Board embarked on a groundbreaking experiment in AI-driven education: the establishment of a fully AI-based school.

Named Unbound Academy, this school was co-founded by Mackenzie Price, a Stanford graduate and a trailblazer in educational reform.

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Price aims to harness AI’s powerful capabilities to personalize education, boosting student learning efficiency and creating an engaging, effective environment. Based on this vision, Unbound Academy has no physical classrooms or traditional human teachers. Instead, it relies entirely on AI-driven instruction, with students completing core coursework in just two hours a day.

This “2 Hour Learning” approach uses AI tutors to provide 1:1 personalized education, tailoring lessons to each student’s pace and level. As early as 2014, Price co-founded Alpha School, a private K-12 institution in Texas, where the 2 Hour Learning method was piloted. The results exceeded expectations—90% of students outperformed national averages, with an average SAT score of 1545.

AI is set to play an increasingly vital role in our lives, potentially transforming how we live in profound ways.

Tech Giants Pour Investment into AI

When the winds of change start blowing, those at the forefront ride the wave. DeepSeek, with less than $6 million, took on ChatGPT’s dominance, showing the immense potential of the AI sector and inspiring tech companies worldwide.

According to the “2024 Global AI Investment Report” by UK analytics firm Dealroom, investments in AI surged in 2024, with funding soaring 62% year-over-year to $110 billion, while venture capital in other tech sectors dropped by 12%.

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This trend is expected to continue into 2025. Tech giants like Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have all pledged to ramp up investments in AI and data centers. Building on a combined capital expenditure of $230 billion in 2024, they plan to increase spending to $320 billion this year.

Some are even cutting jobs on a large scale to redirect funds into the “more promising” AI field. Meta announced a 5% workforce reduction (around 3,600 employees) at the start of 2025, while North American software giant Workday filed with the SEC in February, citing “rising demand for AI” as the reason for cutting approximately 1,750 positions.

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While layoffs signal that traditional roles are becoming more replaceable, these companies are simultaneously offering lucrative packages to recruit AI talent. It’s clear that adapting to the times and exploring AI is the defining trend of this era.